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HALTON-WAGNER TENNIS COMPLEX 

Beneath a brilliant 

sky and in front of a 

crowd of over 150 attendees, 

Dale Halton 

served an ace on South 

Court Number Two as 

the Charlotte 49ers officially 

dedicated Halton- 

Wagner Tennis Complex 

April 27, 2012. 

The 12,477 square 

foot facility includes 

coach's offices, a conference 

room, a player/ 

team lounge and the 

men's and women's team 

locker rooms. The facility 

is named in honor of 

Dale Halton and Fred 

Wagner and their generous support of the 49ers tennis program. 

"This is a magnificent facility," said 49ers head men's tennis coach Billy 

Boykin. "It's kind of a mesmerizing place. It's kind of like being in a cathedral. It 

adds another dimension to our school and our campus. We're eternally grateful 

to their generosity and support of 49ers athletics." 

The ceremony took place on the courts as the audience sat in the stadiumstyle 

seating overlooking the 12 playing surfaces. A framed image of the complex 

was presented to Halton and Wagner by UNC Charlotte Chancellor Dr. 

Philip Dubois and Director of Athletics Judy Rose. 

"It's really hard to wipe the smile off my face every 

time I see this facility and every time I enter this 

complex," said Rose. 

Among those in attendance, in addition to the 

current 49ers men's and women's tennis teams, were 

a slew of former players, dating all the way back to 

the 49ers first men's tennis season of 1963. 

During the ceremony, the 49ers saw fit to recognize 

two longtime coaches by naming the office 

suites in honor of Penny Brawley and Jim Boykin. 

The Penny Brawley Women's Tennis Office Suite is 

named in honor of the 49ers' all-time winningest 

coach, whose career spanned four decades. The Jim 

Boykin Men's Tennis Office Suite is named for the alltime 

winningest men's coach, who led Charlotte to 

its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007. Despite 

retiring, Jim serves as a volunteer coach on the 

current staff for his son, Billy. 

The complex sits at the corner 

of Cameron Blvd. and Phillips Road, 

on campus, and includes a pair of 

scoreboards with wireless scoring 

capabilities opposite the 246 

stadium seats. Statues of both a 

men's and women's tennis player, 

donated by Carol and Irwin Belk, 

adorn the entrance to the facility's 

breezeway which leads directly 

into the stadium. 

"Today's dedication is another 

step in the evolution of this institution," 

said UNC Charlotte Chancellor 

Dr. Philip Dubois. "It's another 

reminder that this institution continues 

its expansion and development." 

DEDICATED APRIL 27, 2012

Charlotte 

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Table of Contents 

Halton-Wagner Complex.....................................................................................2 

Quick Facts................................................................................................................3 

49ers Facilities......................................................................................................4-5 

Academics/Community Service....................................................................6-7 

Strength and Spirit.............................................................................................8-9 

Media.................................................................................................................10-11 

Roster and Outlook............................................................................................. 12 

Head Coach Michaela Gorman....................................................................... 13 

Assistant Coach Jesse Tarr ............................................................................... 14 

Volunteer Assistant Coach AJ Nelson.......................................................... 14 

Meet the 49ers................................................................................................15-23 

2011-12 Stats / Results...................................................................................... 24 

All-Time All-Conference Awards & Season/Career Records................. 25 

Program History................................................................................................... 26 

Letterwinners / Year-by-Year MVPs............................................................... 27 

All-Time Series Records..................................................................................... 28 

Atlantic 10 Conference...................................................................................... 29 

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.............................................................................. 30 

Athletics Director Judy Rose........................................................................... 31 

The University.................................................................................................32-33 

City of Charlotte.............................................................................................34-35 

49er Pride.........................................................................................................36-37 

Halton-Wagner Complex.................................................................................. 38 

2012-13 Schedule............................................................................................... 39 

Media Information 

The Charlotte 49ers Media Relations Office assists the media in 

the coverage of all 49ers programs. For information on women's 

tennis, contact Travis Woods at (704) 687-1838 or stop by our 

offices on the second floor of the Barnhardt Student Activity 

Center for information on any team. 

Credits: The 2012-13 Charlotte Women's Tennis Media Guide 

has been prepared by the 49ers Media Relations Office and 

was edited/designed by Travis Woods. Special thanks to Tom 

Whitestone, Ryan Rose, Britney Reddick, Jesse Tarr, Michaela 

Gorman and the entire 49ers women's tennis program. Photos 

by Wade Bruton, Sam Roberts, Stan Cochrane and Pete Emerson 

Photography. Front cover designed by Old Hat Creative. 

QUICK FACTS 

Location......................................................................Charlotte, N.C. 

Founded........................................................................................1946 

Enrollment................................................................................ 25,312 

Nickname.....................................................................................49ers 

Colors......................................................................Green and White 

Facility....................................................Halton-Wagner Complex 

Conference.......................................................................Atlantic 10 

Chancellor.........................................................Dr. Philip L. Dubois 

Athletics Director............................................................. Judy Rose 

Associate AD/SWA...............................................Kim Whitestone 

Athletics Phone.........................................................704-687-4937 

Tickets...........................................................................704-687-4949 

Website.................................................www.charlotte49ers.com 

PROGRAM HISTORY 

First year........................................................................................1977 

All-Time Record.................................................................... 417-350 

NCAA Appearances..................................................................None 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................8/2 

Newcomers..........................................................................................2 

COACHING STAFF 

Head coach.........................................................Michaela Gorman 

Experience..................................................................... 10th season 

Alma mater...............................................UNC Greensboro, 2000 

School/Career Record...........................................................112-85 

Office.......................................................................... (704) 687-1050 

Email............................................................. m.gorman@uncc.edu 

Assistant coach ................................................................ Jesse Tarr 

Experience........................................................................3rd season 

Alma mater..................................................James Madison, 2008 

Email........................................................................jtarr3@uncc.edu 

Volunteer assistant coach.............................................AJ Nelson 

Experience.........................................................................1st season 

Alma mater............................................................Richmond, 2011 

MEDIA RELATIONS 

Associate AD/Media Relations............Thomas E. Whitestone 

Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director/ 

Women's Tennis SID.................................................Travis Woods 

Office.......................................................................... (704) 687-1838 

Cell.............................................................................. (704) 773-4085 

Fax............................................................................... (704) 687-4918 

Email......................................................... travis.woods@uncc.edu 

www.charlotte49ers.com 

www.facebook.com/Charlotte49ers 

www.twitter.com/Charlotte49ers 

QUICK 

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academics 

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Academic Honor List 

Fall 2011 Perfect Niner 

Lisa Gosselius 

Fall 2011 A10 Commissioner's List 

Emmanuelle Briant 

Anna Ekelund 


Dominica Nemec 

Natsuko Takayanagi 

Alexandra Zinn 

Lisa Hibbs 

Director of the Athletic 

Academic Center 

Fall 2011 Chancellor's List 


Lisa Grosselius 

Dominca Nemec 


Fall 2011 Dean's List 

Anna Ekelund 


Fall 2011 Athletic Director's List 

Iveta Guneva 

Ginny Johnson 

Andrea Rivera 

Spring 2012 Perfect Niner 


Spring 2012 A10 Commissioner's List 






Becky Cavaliere 

Assistant Director 

Women's Tennis Advisor 

49ers women's tennis has 

finished in the Top 10 

percent in the NCAA's 

Academic Progress Rate in 

the last three reports. 

Spring 2012 Chancellor's List 





Spring 2012 Dean's List 


Spring 2012 Athletic Director's List 

Anna Ekelund 

Tiffany VanHpraseuth

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2011-12 Recap/2012-13 Season Outlook 

The Charlotte 49ers women's tennis program continued to add to its illustrious history in 2011-12, not only earning 

the No. 2 seed at the Atlantic 10 Tournament but also by opening a beautiful new, on-campus facility: Halton-Wagner 

Tennis Complex. The new facility is just the latest in an overall boom across campus to showcase 49ers athletic teams. 

On the courts, Charlotte earned a 16-6 record as head coach Michaela Gorman surpassed the 100-win plateau, becoming 

just the second mentor in program history to accomplish the feat. It marked the third time in her nine seasons 

she has guided the squad to 16 wins. 

Last spring, the doubles pairing of senior Andrea Rivera and junior Alexandra Zinn became the first duo in program 

history to earn a national ranking, landing at No. 48 in the Campbell's/ITA listings for February 20. 

This season, eight returners and two newcomers comprise the roster for Gorman's 10th campaign. A quintet of 

seniors -- Emmanuelle Briant, Anna Ekelund, Iveta Guneva, Ginny Johnson and Alexandra Zinn -- will be playing its final 

season in the green and white. Zinn was selected to the All-Atlantic 10 team a year ago, joining her doubles partner 

Rivera and last season's team MVP, sophomore Natsuko Takayanagi. 

Charlotte will participate in four fall tournaments, including playing host to the Charlotte 49er Invitational October 

12-13, and a pair of dual matches in preparation for the spring campaign. The first full season at the Halton-Wagner Tennis 

Complex is on the docket in 2012-13. Nine spring dual matches are slated to be played at the facility, including seven 

against Carolinas Region foes and the only Atlantic 10 regular-season contest. 

2012-13 Charlotte 49ers Women's Tennis Roster 

Name Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 

Tyler Baker 5-4 Fr. Ft. Bragg, N.C. Terry Sanford HS 

Emmanuelle Briant 5-9 Sr. La Cadiere d'Azur, France Externat Saint Joseph La Cordeille 

Anna Ekelund 5-5 Sr. Lomma, Sweden Procivitas 

Lisa Grosselius 5-11 So. Mölndal, Sweden Katrinelundsgymnasiet 

Iveta Guneva 5-7 Sr. Sofia, Bulgaria 119th Akademik Mihail Arnaudov 

Ginny Johnson 5-4 Sr. Asheboro, N.C. Asheboro 

Dominica Nemec 5-7 Jr. Calgary, Alberta National Sport School 

Jessica Perez 5-7 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park HS 

Natsuko Takayanagi 5-3 So. Fukui, Japan Northwest Guilford (N.C.) HS 

Alexandra Zinn 5-11 Sr. Trelleborg, Sweden Procivitas 

Head Coach Michaela Gorman UNC Greensboro, 2000 10th season at Charlotte 

Assistant Coach Jesse Tarr James Madison, 2008 3rd season at Charlotte 

Volunteer Assistant Coach AJ Nelson Richmond, 2011 1st season at Charlotte 

2012-13 TEAM REVIEW/OUTLOOK

Charlotte 

Tennis 

MICHAELA 

GORMAN 

Head Coach 

10th Season 

UNC Greensboro, 2000 

After capturing her 100th career coaching victory in the fall of 2011, Michaela Gorman, enters her 10th season as head coach at Charlotte, bringing the highest 

winning percentage of any coach in program history. She also enjoyed the greatest first five seasons as a head coach in the program's history. 

Posting 112 career victories, the second-most of any coach at Charlotte, Gorman, then Michaela Quinn, started her career with the 49ers with four-straight 

winning seasons, not previously accomplished since a stretch from the 1985-88 seasons. She also leads the team into a new era, moving the team into the new 

Halton-Wagner Complex this past season. 

The 49ers posted 16 more victories in 2011-12, the third time in her tenure at Charlotte that a Gorman-led team won 16 matches. The 49ers have recorded more 

than 16 wins just three times in program history. 

In 2012, Charlotte saw its first-ever doubles pair make the national rankings, with senior Andrea Rivera and junior Alexandra Zinn landing at No. 48 in the Campbell's/Intercollegiate 

Tennis Association on February 20. 

The men's and women's programs combined to win 68.9 percent of their season matches, the third-best combined percentage in school history, while tallying 

31 combined victories, fourth most for the two programs together in one season at Charlotte. The women were 3-1 in Atlantic 10 matches, earning the second seed 

and tying their highest seeding at a conference tournament. 

In 2011-12, Gorman served on the Carolinas Regional Coaches Committee of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). 

In 2010, after sustaining injuries, the 49ers shocked the Atlantic 10 by upending the top seed in the tournament, defeating Xavier well into the night at the 

championship, which faced a wacky schedule due to rain pushing the matches inside and in a condensed area. The 49ers finished in the top three of the 14-team 

league for the fourth time in the first five seasons of league membership. Charlotte has not finished lower than sixth in the league since joining the conference in 

2005-06. 

The 49ers finished third at the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament in consecutive seasons (2009 and 

2010). The Niners saw individuals and pairs surge past the doubles records in 2009, as all three top duos 

netted 23 or more wins together. Two 49ers had 26 or more doubles, including Gabi Vergara's 27 doubles 

victories, setting the school record. Two other players, Yudeshnee Pillay (25) and Kimber Redfern (24), got 

into the top three in single-season singles victories in program history. 

In 2009, Gorman matched her best winning percentage at the school (.762). 

The 2007 season was another winning campaign, with Charlotte tallying a 12-10 overall mark and 

finishing third in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Freshman Ana Spivakovsky was named the league's Freshman 

of the Year and won 26 singles matches, breaking the school standard. 

In 2006, Gorman guided the 49ers to 16 wins, which was the most by Charlotte since 1991. The 49ers 

also recorded their best conference finish by reaching the championship match of the A-10 Tournament. 

Ofria Friedman and Ashleigh Murray earned All-Atlantic 10 honors. 

In 2005, Gorman again led the 49ers to a second consecutive 14-win season, including a six-match 

winning streak. The 49ers rewrote the record books with Laura Swain, Kathy Robey and Murray putting 

their names at the top of all the school single-season and career records. 

In 2004, the 49ers won 14 matches, the most wins by the program since the 1998 season and the 

most by a first-year coach. They also finished sixth in Conference USA, the best league finish by the 49ers. 

Gorman had ties to the Charlotte program long before she arrived here for the 2004 campaign. She is 

a graduate of Charlotte's South Mecklenburg High School. Her first tennis coach was long-time 49ers coach 

Penny Brawley. 

The former Michaela Quinn came to Charlotte after spending two seasons as an assistant men's and 

women's tennis coach at UNC Greensboro. With the Spartans, she assisted head coach Jeff Trivette with all 

aspects of the women's program. 

Before beginning her coaching career, she enjoyed a stellar four-year playing career at UNC Greensboro. 

She served as a team captain and was a four-year All-Southern Conference doubles player. She 

earned a bachelor's degree in recreation, parks and tourism in 2000. 

During the summer of 2002, she served as a USTA Southern Section Davis Cup team coach for the 

12-and-under division. In that role, she conducted practices and set lineups for match play. While in college, 

she also served as the head tennis pro at the Cedarwood Pool in Jamestown, N.C., for two summers. 

She married Jeromy Gorman on June 28, 2008, and the couple lives in Mint Hill, N.C., with their two 

dogs, Bella and Maddie, and son, Sawyer Douglas, who was born February 22, 2010. 

Personal 

Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. 

Family: Married to Jeromy Gorman on June 28, 2008 

Son, Sawyer (2) 

Education 

High School: South Mecklenburg 

College: UNC Greensboro, 2000 

Coaching Experience 

Nine seasons as head coach with a combined record 

of 112-85 (.569). Team has finished no lower than 

sixth in seven years of A-10 membership, with five 

top-three finishes in the Atlantic 10 Conference 

2004-12 Charlotte, head coach 

2012: 16-6, T3rd at A-10 Tournament 

2011: 11-15, 6th at A-10 Tournament 

2010: 6-17, 3rd at A-10 Tournament 


2008: 7-13, 5th at A-10 Tournament 



2005: 14-6, 9th at CUSA Tournament 

2004: 14-8, 6th at CUSA Tournament 

2002-03: UNC Greensboro, Assistant 

Also spent summer of 2002 as on-court coach for 

the USTA Southern Section Davis Cup 12-and-under 

division team 

HEAD 

COACH

Charlotte 

Tennis 

JESSE 

TARR 

Assistant Coach 

Third Season 

James Madison, 2008 

After being named the Charlotte men's tennis assistant in the summer of 2010, Tarr became the choice for the women's tennis assistant in a dual role shortly 

thereafter. He enters his third season in his dual role with both programs. 

Tarr played an important role in the men's and women's teams combining for the third-best total win percentage across both programs in school history. Both 

49er teams earned byes (the men were the top seed, while the women were seeded second) to the conference tournaments. The men's program earned a record 

number of all-conference selections, while the women's program had the school's first ranked doubles pair. 

Tarr came to Charlotte after a year as an assistant coach at William and Mary. After a standout career at James Madison, the native of Midlothian, Va., started his 

coaching career as a volunteer assistant under Greg Patton at Boise State, which finished No. 20 in the country at the end of the 2009 season. 

William and Mary tied the school record with 20 wins in 2010 and clinched the number-one seed in the Colonial Athletic Association for the first time in school history. 

The Tribe reached a ranking as high as No. 53 during the year and finished the season ranked No. 75. Three players were named first-team All-CAA in singles and doubles. 

Tarr served as the recruiting coordinator for the program, which received votes for the "Top Recruiting Classes" list at tennisrecruiting.net and was ranked No. 6 for 

"Top Mid-Major Classes" at the same website. Student-athletes Sebastian Vidal and Keziel Juneau were ranked as high as No. 19 in the nation in doubles, qualified for 

the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships and also qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championships. Juneau was the Atlantic Region winner of the Arthur 

Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award and the Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award. 

Tarr's season at Boise State culminated in a NCAA Round of 16 appearance and a record of 24-9 in 2009, the second-best mark in school history. Included in the 

tournament run was an upset win over regional host and No. 14-seeded Alabama in the second round. The Broncos had three All-WAC singles players and two All- 

WAC doubles teams in 2008-09, including the WAC Player of the Year, Clancy Shields, and the Freshman of the Year, James Meredith. Shields finished the year ranked 

No. 24 nationally in singles and was named the winner of the ITA National Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award. Meredith also garnered ITA Mountain Region Rookie 

of the Year honors. 

At JMU, Tarr was a four-year starter, earning 110 total victories (combined singles and doubles) in his playing career and earned five All-CAA honors (four in doubles 

and one in singles). As a senior, he was named as a finalist for the James Madison University Athlete of the Year Award. During his junior season, Tarr was ranked 

No. 15 regionally in doubles for the Mid-East Region with partner Mike Smith. Carrying over to the next year, Tarr and Smith earned a No. 46 national preseason ranking 

for the 2007-08 doubles campaign. 

While a student at James Madison, he started the "Day with the Dukes" event as a way to give back to the community. Each year, Special Olympics athletes interact 

with a variety of Dukes athletes for a fun day on campus, including a home football game. Participants receive a tailgate lunch, have the opportunity to interact 

with football players at Bridgeforth Stadium, attend clinics with the basketball and soccer teams and one participant flips the coin before the football game. Approximately 

60 Special Olympics athletes attend Day with the Dukes each year, a program that continues after his graduation. The Psychology Peer Advisory Group 

provides one-on-one buddies for the day. 

Also strong in the classroom, Tarr earned a CAA Commissioner's Academic Award in 2006 and 2008 as well as being named an ITA Scholar Athlete in 2006. 

Tarr earned his bachelors of science in psychology with a minor in athletic coaching from James Madison in 2008. 

AJ 

NELSON 

Volunteer Assistant Coach 

First Season 

Richmond, 2011 

Joining the Charlotte women's tennis program as a volunteer assistant coach in Spring 2013 is former Richmond player AJ Nelson. Nelson, who was recruited to 

play at Richmond by 49ers men's tennis coach Billy Boykin, saw time with the Spiders from 2009-11, accumulating 26 singles victories during his three seasons. His 

first two years at the fellow Atlantic 10 school were under Boykin's watch after he transferred from another league institution, Rhode Island, where he went 28-7. 

Prior to coming to Charlotte, Nelson spent time working with the River Club in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., and the Metal Club in Southhampton, N.Y. 

He graduated from Richmond in 2011 with a biology degree. He will also assist the Niners men's tennis program as its director of operations. 

ASSISTANT 

COACHES

Charlotte 

Tennis 

EMMANUELLE 

BRIANT 

5-9 • Senior 

La Cadiere d'Azur, France 

Externat Saint Joseph La Cordeille 

Career Statistics 

Year Singles Doubles 

2010-11 7-18 4-19 

2011-12 5-6 2-3 

Career 12-24 6-22 

2011-12: Posted wins at four, five and six in the lineup in singles play, all in April... Won four 

singles matches in a row in the fall, including tournament victories against Davidson and 

Wofford... Finished with wins in two of final three doubles matches... Paired with three different 

doubles partners during the season... Chancellor's List (fall and spring). 

2010-11: Joined team at semester break and put together a 7-18 season, with included 3-2 

record at number three and four more wins at number four in the lineup... All four doubles wins came at number-three pairing... 

Chancellor's List (spring). 

Prep: Became the UNSS (Union du Sport Scolaire) champion of southern France... Finished seventh in France's national UNSS championship... 

Was the 17/18 champion of Provence. 

Personal: Parents are Sandrine and Jean-Luc Briant... Has a sister, Anne, and a brother, Julian... Major in pre-business... Birthday is 

November 17. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

ANNA 

EKELUND 


Lomma, Sweden 

Procivitas 



2009-10 2-11 9-16 

2010-11 21-14 18-15 

2011-12 16-8 22-2 

Career 39-33 49-33 

2011-12: Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week, 3/26... Won more singles and doubles 

matches combined than anyone on the team, posting a team-best 22 doubles victories... She 

increased her career doubles total to 49 victories to put her 10 away from the all-time Top 

Ten in school history... She and freshman partner Lisa Grosselius put together an 18-2 mark in 

dual matches, including a 17-1 mark at number two and a 1-1 record playing in the top spot 

in the lineup... She and Grosselius put together a match win streak of 10 in a row, after starting 

the year 7-0... Also won a doubles match with sophomore Emmanuelle Briant to tally the team-best mark... Finished the season on 

a five-match win streak in doubles... Finished second on the squad with 16 singles victories, including a 10-4 mark at number five... 

Had a season-long win streak of seven in a row, posted in the fall... Also posted winning marks in singles at number three (1-0) and 

number four (3-2)... Dean's List (fall), Athletic Director's List (spring). 

2010-11: Top singles performer on squad, capturing 21 victories, including a 3-2 mark at number four and 10-9 record at number 

five... Captured five fall tournament singles wins in a row, adding four wins in a row twice during the season, including last fall tournament 

match and first three dual matches of the spring... Captured two wins in three completed singles and doubles matches at 

A-10 Tournament... Finished third on team in doubles victories, gatherg 17 of 18 with partner Gabi Vergara... Pair was 1-0 at number 

one, taking four wins at number two and seven at number three... She and Vergara were only two players to play at all three spots 

in the lineup... Dean's List (fall, spring). 

2009-10: Finished 1-1 at Atlantic 10 Conference Championships... Chancellor's List (Fall), Dean's List (Spring). 

Prep: Played for Procivitas with current 49er teammate Alexandra Zinn... Team won National Senior Ladies Championship in 2006 

and 2007, with a runner-up finish in 2008... Under-18 Girls Third-Place finish at 2007 National Championships... Under-15 Girls Third- 

Place team finisher. 

Personal: Daughter of Annicka Ekelund-Rahm and Olof Ekelund... Has two older brothers, Bjorn and Erik... Major is international 

business... Birthday is May 2. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

IVETA 

GUNEVA 


Sofia, Bulgaria 

119th Akademik Mihail Arnaudov 



2009-10 10-14 0-6 

2010-11 21-14 5-22 

2011-12 16-6 0-3 

Career 47-34 5-31 

2011-12: Added 16 more singles victories to her tally, bringing her to 47 for her career, 

the most for any current active player... Finished 10-2 at number-six singles on the squad... 

Captured seven straight singles matches to close out the fall semester... After dropping her 

first match in the spring semester, she won six of her next seven, with all six wins coming in 

straight sets... Only four of her singles matches went to a third set, with a 3-0 mark in matches 

with an extra set (one unfinished match in the conference tournament)... She won her extra 

super sets with scores of 10-5, 15-13 and 12-10... Athletic Director's List (fall and spring). 

2010-11: Set personal high with 20 singles wins, which included a team-best 13 straight wins, starting with the last two fall matches 

and into her first 11 of the spring semester... Played mostly at number six (13-5), but played some matches at number five (3- 

2)... Won a pair of doubles matches at number-three with Emmanuelle Briant and another in her only match paired with Tiffany 

Vanhpraseuth in the spring... Finished 2-1 in the fall tournament season in doubles with Andrea Rivera... Finished 2-1 in singles play 

at the A-10 Tournament, with wins at number six against Dayton and Xavier... Athletic Director's List (spring). 

2009-10: Won 11 matches, which was most among the four freshman on the team... Recorded an 8-5 mark at number-six singles 

for Charlotte... Finished with a 1-1 record at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Chancellor's List (Spring), Athletic Director's List (Fall). 

Prep: Played for top tennis club in Bulgaria in 2008... Earned No. 7 ranking in juniors under-18 and was No. 15 ranked women's 

player in Bulgaria. 

Personal: Daughter of Mila Valkova-Guneva and Peter Guneva... Has a sister, Veneta... Major is accounting... Birthday is March 24. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

GINNY 

JOHNSON 


Asheboro, North Carolina 

Asheboro HS 



2009-10 1-6 0-6 

2010-11 2-8 0-8 

2011-12 2-4 0-3 

Career 5-18 0-17 

2011-12: Saw limited action in the spring, but found early-season success in the fall, with a 

pair of singles victories, pushing her career total to five singles wins... Athletic Director's List 

(fall and spring). 

2010-11: Finished with a pair of singles wins, once in tournament play in the fall and once at 

number-six singles in the spring (a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kayleigh Featherstone of Pfeiffer.) Played 

all of her doubles for the season (six matches in fall tournaments, twice at number-three in 

the spring) with Tiffany Vanhpraseuth. 

2009-10: Finished 1-6 in singles play, with an 0-6 doubles mark in first collegiate season. 

Prep: Played for the Asheboro High Blue Comets for Jay Moore... Team achieved No. 8 ranking in state coaches polls in 3A... Was 

a four-time All-Conference selection and two-time team MVP... Advanced to Regionals or State Tournament in doubles four times 

with four different partners... Member of A/B Honor Roll. 

Personal: Daughter of Gloria and Hal Johnson... Hal played tennis at Pfeiffer University... Major is sociology... Birthday is January 17. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

ALEXANDRA 

ZINN 


Trelleborg, Sweden 

Procivitas 



2009-10 5-22 17-14 

2010-11 12-18 19-16 

2011-12 8-15 18-7 

Career 25-55 54-37 

2011-12: First-Team All-Atlantic 10, Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team, Atlantic 10 Conference 

Player of the Week, 2/20... Fifth player in team history to repeat on an All-Conference Team... 

Paired with senior Andrea Rivera to capture 18 doubles wins and earn the school first-ever 

national doubles ranking, receiving the No. 48 national ranking in the Campbell’s / Intercollegiate 

Tennis Association, on 2/28… Pairing won their first six matches of the season together, 

starting the year 10-1… Tandem split a pair of matches at the conference tournament, and 

a 2-1 mark in regular-season conference matches… Has posted 54 career doubles wins, in 91 matches… Needs just three doubles 

wins to get into the Charlotte all-time Top 10 for a career... Continued to play at Charlotte’s number-one singles spot in the lineup, 

winning eight more matches to push her career total to 25 victories... Chancellor's List (fall), Dean's List (spring). 

2010-11: First-Team All-Atlantic 10... Had the second-most doubles wins on the team... Teamed with Andrea Rivera for an 18-12 

tandem mark, which included a 15-9 record playing at the top doubles spot in dual match play... Pair won first seven matches of the 

spring. Finished with eight wins in the top singles spot for the 49ers in the spring... Included in those was a win in her only conference 

match in the regular season, a 6-4, 6-1 win over Richmond's Helen Cunningham at number one... Captured wins in first three 

spring matches of the season... Chancellor's List (fall and spring). 

2009-10: Had the season-best doubles wins total with a 17-14 doubles mark... Won all three doubles matches at the Atlantic 10 

Conference Championships, including an 8-3 win against the top pair in upset of top-seeded Xavier... Dean's List (Fall and Spring). 

Prep: Played for Procivitas with current 49er teammate Anna Ekelund... Personally won third-place in doubles at Under-18 National 

Championships and was ranked as high as No. 9 in Sweden in the Under-18 category. 

Personal: Daughter of Charlotte Odell and Borie Zinn... Has an older sister, Therese... Major is finance... Birthday is April 26. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

DOMINICA 

NEMEC 

5-7 • Junior 

Calgary, Alberta 

National Sport School 

Buffalo 



2010-11 1-3 0-4 

2011-12 2-3 14-12 

Career 3-6 14-16 

2011-12: Tallied a 14-12 mark in doubles, paired with freshman Natsuko Takayanagi... Pairing 

finished 11-7 at number-three and 2-2 in conference matches, including the clinching 

doubles match in the conference tournament quarterfinal victory over Saint Louis... Took two 

singles wins in five matches... Chancellor's List (fall and spring). 

2010-11 (at Buffalo): Finished with a 1-3 singles mark, 0-4 in doubles play with the Bulls. 

Prep: She won gold at the Western Canada Summer Games in doubles... Was ranked 999 in the ITF... She was ranked 20th in Canada 

and second in Alberta... She made the Grade 9 Honor Award recipient and earned the Gold Medal Honor Roll in grades 10-12. 

Personal: Daughter of Simona and Josef Nemec... Has a brother, Philip, who played tennis at Elon University...Aunt Mirka Lindberg 

played volleyball for the Canadian and Czech National Teams... Major in pre-communications... Birthday is December 1. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

Lisa 

GROSSELIUS 

5-11 • Sophomore 

Mölndal, Sweden 

Katrinelundsgymnasiet 



2011-12 14-11 21-4 

Career 14-11 21-4 

2011-12: Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week, 3/19... She and junior partner Anna Ekelund 

put together an 18-2 mark in dual matches, including a 17-1 mark at number two and 

a 1-1 record playing in the top spot in the lineup... She and Ekelund strung together a match 

win streak of 10 in a row, after starting the year 7-0... Also posted a 14-11 mark in singles, including 

an 11-5 record at number four in the lineup... Finished 11-3 in straight-set decisions, 

with 11 matches going to a third set... Chancellor's List (fall and spring). 

Prep: Finished runner up at Michigan State Championships after winning conference and regional titles... Named Cranbrook Kingswood 

School MVP, playing as an exchange student for the school in 2011... Reached the semi-finals at the Swedish National Championships... 

Also a champion rower in Sweden. 

Personal: Daughter of Madeleine Grosselius and Roger Holmgren... Has two sisters, Mimi (18) and Nola (13)... Plans to major in business... 

Birthday is September 20. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

NATSUKO 

TAKAYANAGI 

5-3 • Sophomore 

Fukui, Japan 

Northwest Guilford (N.C.) HS 



2011-12 23-7 14-12 

Career 23-7 14-12 

2011-12: Second-Team All-Atlantic 10... Finished one win away from the second-most wins 

total for a freshman in school history, posting a team-best 23 victories to tie for the seventhmost 

in a single season in school history... Took ten of her first 11 singles matches... Recorded 

a 5-1 record in singles matches that went a third set... Posted a 14-4 mark at number three, 

that win total was the most for any one student-athlete at any position in the lineup... Won 

three of four conference matches, and split a pair of singles matches in conference tournament play... Finished 14-12 in doubles, 

paired with sophomore transfer Dominica Nemec... Pairing finished 11-7 at number-three and 2-2 in conference matches, including 

the clinching doubles match in the conference tournament quarterfinal victory over Saint Louis... Chancellor's List (spring), Dean's 

List (fall). 

Prep: Finished third in singles at the North Carolina State Championships... Ranked as high as third in the state, 93rd in the country, 

according to Tennis Recruiting Network. 

Personal: Daughter of Ryuko and Kuniyoshi Takayanagi... Has one sibling, Haruka... Major is undecided... Birthday is July 23. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

TYLER 

BAKER 

5-4 • Freshman 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

Terry Sanford HS 

Prep: Played for the Terry Sanford High Bulldogs for Gil Bowman... Participated in the state tournament two times... Finished her 

high school conference career undefeated in singles... Earned a Player of the Year nod three years... Captured a conference championship 

three times... Garnered regional runner-up accolades two times... Served as her high school team's captain in 2011-12... 

Member of a 4A conference championship team all four years... Squad reached as high as No. 8 in the 4A state rankings... Chosen as 

an NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete in 2009, 2010 and 2011... Received an Academic Excellence Award in 2010-11. 

Personal: Daughter of Oakley and Sherry Baker... Major is exercise science... Lists working out, listening to music and playing tennis 

as hobbies... Birthday is October 4. 

JESSICA 

PÉREZ 

5-7 • Freshman 

Charlotte, North Carolina 

Myers Park HS 

Prep: Played for the Myers Park High Mustangs for Ed Flynn... Registered a 70-12 high school record... Competed in three straight individual 

singles state tournaments from 2009-11... Garnered an all-region honor from 2008 through 2011... Selected to the 2010 allconference 

team... won the 2008 doubles conference championship and finished as a regional finalist... member of her high school's 

state championship squad in 2008... helped guide her high school to state finalist results in 2009 and 2010... program finished 2011 

as a state semifinalist... her high school won the conference crown from 2008-10... member of the National Honor Society... member 

of the A/B Honor Roll... also received individual coaching from Pender Murphy. 

Personal: Daughter of William and Deianira Pérez... Major is undecided... Lists art, traveling, movies and listening to music as hobbies... 

Birthday is November 12. 

MEET THE 

PLAYERS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

Individual Statistics 

Singles 

Name Overall Dual Tour. A-10 1 2 3 4 5 6 

Emmanuelle Briant 5-6 3-3 2-3 0-0 -- -- -- 1-0 1-1 1-2 

Anna Ekelund 16-8 14-6 2-2 2-1 -- -- 1-0 3-2 10-4 -- 

Lisa Grosselius 14-11 13-7 1-4 3-1 -- 1-0 1-2 11-5 -- -- 

Iveta Guneva 16-6 11-4 5-2 3-0 -- -- -- -- 1-2 10-2 

Ginny Johnson 2-4 1-0 1-4 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 

Dominica Nemec 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 -- -- -- -- 1-0 0-1 

Andrea Rivera 15-11 13-8 2-3 1-2 2-1 11-7 -- -- -- -- 

Natsuko Takayanagi 23-7 17-5 6-2 3-1 1-0 2-1 14-4 -- -- -- 

Tiffany Vanhpraseuth 1-5 1-0 0-5 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 

Alexandra Zinn 8-15 8-10 0-5 2-2 8-10 -- -- -- -- -- 

Totals 103-76 83-44 20-32 14-7 11-11 14-8 16-6 15-7 13-7 14-5 

Percentage .575 .654 .385 .667 .500 .636 .727 .682 .650 .737 

Doubles 

Names Overall Dual Tour. A-10 1 2 3 

Tavenner Black/Tiffany Vanhpraseuth 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 -- -- -- 

Emmanuelle Briant/Anna Ekelund 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 -- 1-0 -- 

Emmanuelle Briant/Andrea Rivera 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 -- -- 1-1 

Emmanuelle Briant/Tiffany Vanhpraseuth 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 -- -- -- 

Anna Ekelund/Lisa Grosselius 21-2 18-2 3-0 4-0 1-1 17-1 -- 

Lisa Grosselius/Alexandra Zinn 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 -- -- -- 

Iveta Guneva/Ginny Johnson 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 -- -- -- 

Dominica Nemec/Natsuko Takayanagi 14-12 11-9 3-3 2-2 -- 0-2 11-7 

Andrea Rivera/Alexandra Zinn 18-5 15-4 3-1 2-1 15-4 -- -- 

Overall: 16-6 • Atlantic 10: 3-1 • Region: 7-4 

Home: 9-2 • Away: 5-2 • Neutral: 2-2 

Won Doubles Point: 13-4 • 

Lost Doubles Point: 2-2 

2011-12 Results 

O7 Milligan W, 6-1 

O7 Mars Hill W, 7-0 

O9 Johnson C. Smith W, 7-0 

O9 Winston-Salem State W, 6-0 

J29 North Carolina Central# W, 6-1 

F10 at Dayton* W, 4-0 

F18 at UNC Asheville# W, 5-2 

F21 at Elon# L, 5-2 

F25 USC Upstate# W, 6-1 

M1 at Wofford# W, 5-2 

M3 vs. St. Bonaventure*@ W, 7-0 

M15 Western Carolina# W, 7-0 

M17 Western Michigan W, 4-3 

M20 vs. Massachusetts*% L, 5-2 

M27 Davidson# W, 6-1 

A2 Gardner-Webb# L, 4-3 

A4 UNC Greensboro# L, 5-2 

A6 at Richmond* W, 4-3 

A10 at Appalachian State# W, 4-3 

A13 at Campbell# L, 5-2 

A20 vs. Saint Louis^ W, 4-2 

A21 vs. Richmond^ L, 4-1 

Home matches in bold played at 

Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex 

# - Carolinas Region match 

* - Atlantic 10 match 

@ - in Blacksburg, Va. 

% - in Charleston, S.C. 

^ - Atlantic 10 Tournament match 

(Charlottesville, Va.) 

Totals 56-30 47-16 9-14 8-3 16-5 18-3 13-8 

Percentage .651 .746 .391 .727 .762 .857 .619 

Individual Doubles Records 

Name Overall Pct. Dual Tour. 

Black 0-3 .000 0-0 0-3 

Briant 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 

Ekelund 22-2 .917 19-2 3-0 

Grosselius 21-4 .840 18-2 3-2 

Guneva 0-3 .000 0-0 0-3 

Johnson 0-3 .000 0-0 0-3 

Nemec 14-12 .538 11-9 3-3 

Rivera 19-6 .760 16-5 3-1 

Takayanagi 14-12 .538 11-9 3-3 

Vanhpraseuth 0-5 .000 0-0 0-5 

Zinn 18-7 .720 15-4 3-3 

2011-12 STATS AND RESULTS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

Career Leaders 

Singles Victories 

1. 78 Kathy Robey 2004-07 

2. 74 Ashleigh Murray 2003-06 

3. 69 Julie Tootle 1991-94 

4. 64 Laura Swain 2002-05 

5. 63 Ali Piacente 2003-07 

6. 62 Kristi Boggs 1988-91 

62 Andrea Rivera 2008-12 

8. 61 Susan Romeo 1980-83 

61 Sharon Smith 1987-90 

61 Melissa Schladweiler 1989-92 

Melissa Schladweiler 

All-Metro (1992) 

Farah Khursheed 

All-Metro (1992) 

Laura Swain 

All-C-USA (2002) 

Ofra Friedman 

All-A-10 (2006) 

Doubles Victories 

1. 84 Ashleigh Murray 2003-06 

2. 79 Andrea Rivera 2008-12 

3. 74 Ana Spivakovsky 2007-10 

3. 71 Laura Swain 2002-05 

4. 64 Kathy Robey 2004-07 

64 Gabi Vergara 2007-11 

6. 62 Julie Tootle 1991-94 

7. 61 Ali Piacente 2003-07 

8. 59 Mandy Saharic 1992-95 

59 Koren Fleming 2005-09 

10. 57 Stefanie Lipstadt 1990-94 

Ashleigh Murray 

All-A-10 (2006) 

Ali Piacente 

All-A-10 (2007) 

Kathy Robey 

All-A-10 (2007) 

Ana Spivakovsky 

All-A-10 (2007-10) 

Freshman of the Year (2007) 

Single Season Leaders 

Singles Victories 

1. 26 Ana Spivakovsky 2007 

2. 25 Yudeshnee Pillay 2009 

3. 24 Farah Khursheed 1991 

24 Stefanie Lipstadt 1991 

24 Kathy Robey 2004 

24 Kimber Redfern 2009 

7. 23 Kristi Boggs 1991 

23 Kathy Robey 2005 

23 Natsuko Takayanagi 2012 

10. 22 Melissa Schladweiler 1991 

22 Heidi Smith 1991 

22 Ashleigh Murray 2006 

Koren Fleming 

All-A-10 (2008-09) 

Yudeshnee Pillay 

All-A-10 (2008-09) 

Kimber Redfern 

All-A-10 (2010) 

Andrea Rivera 

All-A-10 (2010-12) 

Doubles Victories 

1. 27 Gabi Vergara 2009 

2. 26 Kim Sommer 1990 

26 Koren Fleming 2009 

4. 25 Cari Peterson 1990 

5. 24 Julia Junker 2009 

24 Andrea Rivera 2009 

7. 22 Ashleigh Murray 2005 

22 Yudeshnee Pillay 2009 

22 Ana Spivakovsky 2009 

22 Anna Ekelund 2012 


All-A-10 (2011-12) 


All-A-10 (2012) 

RECORDS 

ALL-CONFERENCE

Charlotte 

Tennis 

1977 First season: 3-7. March 15, 1977, is the first match vs. Davidson at home. April 18 is first win, 

8-1, at Queens. 

1978 49ers first winning season, 10-9. 

1979 49ers finish 5-9 under first year head coach Penny Brawley. 

1980 49ers record second winning season in school history with .688 winning percentage. 

1981 The unbeaten doubles team of Susan Romeo and Sheila Ernest win the NCAIAW Division II 

doubles crown, finishing 16-0. 

1982 Top winning percentage ever .788 (14-4). Dawn Maybeck wins the AIAW No. 3 singles championship. 

Maybeck teams with Kellie Kayton to win the No. 2 state doubles championship. 

1984 Inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference ends with 8-9 finish. 

1985 Siobhan Riley named the Sun Belt Conference Student Athlete of the Year. 

1986 49ers finish 15-10 as Emily Taylor and Tina Radonski each record 19 singles victories. 

1987 100th win, 9-0 over Appalachian State. 

1988 49ers go 16-7 for fourth straight winning season. 

1989 Record fifth straight winning season at 12-8. 

1990 Three 49ers – Gayle Miller, Melissa Schladweiler and Sharon Smith – win 21 matches. Cari Peterson and Kim Sommer team up to go 22-3 in doubles, then a school 

record. 

1991 Team sets new win mark with 25, still the record. Farah Khursheed becomes the first 49er to be regionally ranked in Division I (27th in the Southeast). She, along with 

Stefanie Lipstadt, set what was then the school single-season record for wins with 24 and were among a group of five 49ers who recorded 22 or more singles victories. 

1992 49ers eighth straight winning season. Melissa Schladweiler and Farah Khursheed earn All-Metro honors. Schladweiler receives Metro Medallion for top studentathlete 

and is named the NCAA/Hanes Her Way Female Athlete of the Year at Charlotte. 

1993 Head coach Penny Brawley records her 200th career victory at Charlotte. 

1994 Julie Tootle sets what was then the all-time singles and doubles victory totals with 69 singles wins and 62 doubles wins. 

1995 Mandy Saharic moved into then sixth place in career singles victories with 55 and at that time second in team history with 59 doubles victories. The 49ers finish the 

season at 9-16 and fifth in the Metro Conference. 

1996 Three freshmen lead the way in victories with 16 apiece. Melissa Cooper, Nealy Mathena and Wendy Stephenson led a freshman class that won 59 singles matches. 

1997 The 49ers get back to the .500 mark and win their first Conference USA Tournament 

match with a 5-3 triumph over Cincinnati. Anna Matchette paces the squad with 

15 singles victories. 

1998 The 49ers post their first winning season in five years at 14-10. Nealy Mathena and Mary 

Beth Quigley lead the team with 14 singles victories each. 

1999 Penny Brawley records her 250th career victory at Charlotte. Mathena and Quigley again 

lead the team with 14 singles wins. 

2000 Penny Brawley's final season as head coach, retiring after 22 years as coach. Five player 

finished with double-figure wins. 

2001 The team entered the ITA Top 75 rankings for the first time in school history under new 

head coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods, as it was tied for 59th the week of March 21. Lau 

ren Hastings led the team with 12 wins. 

2002 Laura Swain was the first Charlotte player to earn All-C-USA, earning third-team honors. 

2003 Laura Swain and Lindsay Morris record 20 wins in a season, a first for Charlotte since 1995. 

2004 Michaela Quinn's first season as head coach. The team finished sixth in Conference USA, 

its highest finish ever. The team's 14 wins were the most since the 1998 season. Kathy 

Robey tied what was then the school record with 24 singles wins. 

2005 Laura Swain became at that time the program's all-time leader in doubles victories. Kathy 

Robey became only the third person in school history to record back-to-back 20 win 

seasons. Jennifer Hatch earned first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III 

honors. 

2006 The 49ers enjoyed their best conference finish ever by reaching the championship match 

of the A-10 Tournament. Ashleigh Murray and Ofra Friedman earned All-Atlantic 10 honors, 

while Ali Piacente was named to the A-10 academic all-conference team. Six 

players finished the season with at least 12 singles wins led by Murray's 22 wins. 

2007 Ana Spivakovsky was the A-10 Freshman of the Year, also setting the school mark with 26 

singles victories. Kathy Robey's 78 career singles wins sets record. Spivakovsky was first-team 

All-Atlantic 10, while Robey and Piacente were second team. 

2008 Junior newcomer Yudeshnee Pillay led the squad with 18 singles wins, with Ana 

Spivakovsky leading with 18 doubles wins. Both were named first-team All-Atlantic 10, with 

junior Koren Fleming earning second-team honors. 

2009 Six players eclipse 22 doubles victories, led by sophomore Gabi Vergara's school-record 27 

wins. Pillay and Kimber Redfern leap into the top three in single-season singles victories. 

Pillay and Fleming won their second straight all-conference awards. Spivakovsky repeated 

on the all-conference team and academic all-conference team. 

2010 Ana Spivakovsky becomes the program's first four-time all-conference performer, finishing 

at the time second all-time with 74 career doubles wins despite a back injury in her 

final two seasons. 

2011 The first match played at the new Halton-Wagner Complex took place on January 29, with 

Charlotte winning 6-1. The 49ers finished with 11 wins and a sixth-place league finish. 

Alexandra Zinn earned first-team all-conference, with Andrea Rivera earning second-team 

honors. 

2012 Freshman Natsuko Takayanagi paced the squad with 23 singles wins, including 17 in dualmatch 

play, as one of five Charlotte players with double-digit triumphs. The 49ers won 

their first seven matches and 12 of their first 13 to open the campaign. 

All-Time Coaching Records 

Coach Years Record Pct. 

Vivian Avant 1977 3-7 .300 

Judy Wilkins (Rose) 1978 10-9 .526 

Penny Brawley 1979-2000 267-208 .562 

Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods 2001-03 25-41 .379 

Michaela (Quinn) Gorman 2004-12 112-85 .569 

Total (36 years) 1977-2012 417-350 .544 

Year-by-Year Results 

Year Head Coach Record Pct. Conference 

1977 Vivian Avant 3-7 .300 - 

1978 Judy Wilkins (Rose) 10-9 .526 - 

1979 Penny Brawley 5-9 .357 - 

1980 Penny Brawley 11-5 .688 - 

1981 Penny Brawley 15-7 .682 - 

1982 Penny Brawley 14-4 .788 - 

1983 Penny Brawley 6-7 .462 - 

1984 Penny Brawley 8-9 .471 7th of 7 












1996 Penny Brawley 5-13 .278 T10th of 11 





2001 Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods 8-12 .400 12th of 12 



2004 Michaela Quinn (Gorman) 14-8 .636 6th of 14 

2005 Michaela Quinn (Gorman) 14-6 .700 9th of 14 

2006 Michaela Quinn (Gorman) 16-5 .762 2nd of 14 

2007 Michaela Quinn (Gorman) 12-10 .545 3rd of 14 

2008 Michaela Gorman 7-13 .350 5th of 14 

2009 Michaela Gorman 16-5 .762 3rd of 14 

2010 Michaela Gorman 6-17 .304 3rd of 14 

2011 Michaela Gorman 11-15 .423 6th of 14 

2012 Michaela Gorman 16-6 .727 T3rd of 14 

PROGRAM 

HIGHLIGHTS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

Adolph, Dede.................................................1984-85 

Adum, Romina.....................................................2011 

Alexander, Michelle.....................................2006-07 

Auffant, Michelle..........................................1987-88 

Baldwin, Erin...................................................1979-80 

Bandomer, Sarah..........................................1994-95 

Berryhill, Bonnie............................................1979-80 

Berzon, Alison................................................1993-95 

Biddle, Karen........................................................1999 

Blackerby, Karen...........................................1994-95 

Blackwell, Paula.............................................1978-80 

Boggs, Kristi....................................................1988-91 

Brenner, Julie.......................................................2000 

BRIANT, Emmanuelle........................... 2011- 

Brickell, Mandy..............................................1980-81 

Brown, Dorothy.............................................1982-83 

Bullins, Megan...............................................2003-04 

Byars, Maria.....................................................1981-83 

Cabrales, Ellie.......................................................1988 

Carlisle, Ellie..........................................................1976 

Cascio, Tina.....................................................1985-86 

Christy, Rita...........................................................1990 

Ciolfi, Dawn....................................................1986-87 

Clark, Marilyn.................................................2003-04 

Clifford, Courtney.........................................2002-03 

Collins, Patty.........................................................1976 

Constable, Betty..................................................1977 

Cooke, Terry.........................................................1976 

Cooper, Melissa.............................................1995-99 

Craig, Gina.......................................................2000-01 

Cucciniello, Jana.................................................2002 

Cunningham, Candace...............................2007-10 

Diaz-Lianeza, Tarina.....................................1995-97 

Dinerman, Sari...............................................1984-85 

Dorn, Jennifer......................................................1988 

Dorn, Michelle...............................................1985-88 

Dunlap, Patricia.............................................1979-82 

EKELUND, Anna.................................... 2010- 

Ernest, Sheila........................................................1981 

Featherston, Libby.............................................1976 

Fleming, Koren..............................................2006-09 

Flynn, Julie......................................................1977-78 

Friedman, Ofra...............................................2004-06 

Gainey, Bailey.................................................2000-01 

Gardner, Sandy....................................................1976 

Gorman, Christine........................................1994-95 

Gotts, Shellie........................................................1980 

Gottschalk, Julie............................................1988-91 

Gowen, Laurie......................................................1980 

Graft, Lisa.........................................................1994-98 

Green, Tracy..........................................................1981 

GROSSELIUS, Lisa................................. 2012- 

GUNEVA, Iveta...................................... 2010- 

Haight, Jeanne.....................................................1978 

Hansen, Alice............................................1999-2002 

Hatch, Jennifer..............................................2002-05 

Hollister ,Hillary.............................................1995-99 

Hastings, Lauren......................................1999-2002 

Howie, Amy....................................................1995-96 

Hull, Keri...........................................................1994-95 

JOHNSON, Ginny.................................. 2010- 

Junker, Julia..........................................................2009 

Kayton, Kellie.................................................1982-84 

Khursheed, Farah..........................................1991-93 

Lacy, Alison...........................................................2001 

Lee, Cheryl......................................................1994-95 

Lee, Greer..............................................................1978 

Lipstadt, Stefanie..........................................1991-93 

Lockhart, Becky.............................................1976-77 

Luders, Stacie.................................................2000-03 

Lynas, Catherine.................................................2005 

Marston, Susan....................................................1983 

Matchette, Anna...........................................1996-99 

Mathena, Nealy.............................................1995-99 

Maybeck, Dawn...................................................1982 

McKenna, Mary Anne........................................1983 

McPherson, Claire.........................................1995-99 

Mender, Stacy................................................1981-84 

Miller, Gayle....................................................1989-90 

Morris, Lindsay....................................................2003 

Murray, Ashleigh...........................................2003-06 

Nanney, Emily......................................................1992 

Natase, Jill........................................................1983-86 

NEMEC, Dominica................................. 2011- 

Nozick, Shana.......................................................1991 

Nunnally, Kathy.............................................1977-80 

Owen, Melody.....................................................1977 

Peterson, Cari.................................................1989-90 

Petree, Margaret...........................................1979-80 

Piacente, Ali....................................................2004-07 

Pillay, Yudeshnee.........................................2008-09 

Porcelli, Cynthia..................................................1978 

Punch, Sonya.................................................1994-98 

Quigley, Mary Beth.................................1998-2000 

Radonski, Tina................................................1985-86 

Redfern, Kimber............................................2008-10 

Regehr, Ginny......................................................1977 

Riley, Siobhan................................................1984-85 

Rivera, Andrea...............................................2009-12 

Robey, Kathy..................................................2004-07 

Romeo, Susan................................................1980-83 

Rue, Kelly...............................................................2001 

Ruff, Renn..............................................................1982 

Saharic, Mandy..............................................1992-95 

Sailer, Bettina.......................................................1992 

Schladweiler, Melissa..................................1990-92 

Seidel, Diane..................................................1976-77 

Shanklin, Alice.....................................................1976 

Simmons, Paulette.......................................1978-79 

Smith, Heidi....................................................1991-93 

Smith, Linda..........................................................1977 

Smith, Sharon................................................1987-90 

Sommer, Kim..................................................1988-90 

Spivakovsky, Ana..........................................2007-10 

Stephenson, Wendy....................................1995-97 

Steve, Tracy...........................................................1986 

Stoeva, Yana...................................................2006-08 

Stone, Suzanne..............................................1977-78 

Strigo, Dale...........................................................1976 

Swain, Laura...................................................2002-05 

Sweeney, Laura.............................................1991-93 

Tablante, Marlo.............................................1993-95 

TAKAYANAGI, Natsuko........................ 2012- 

Taylor, Emily...................................................1983-86 

Taylor, Julia.....................................................1993-95 

Tennent, Patricia...........................................1978-80 

Tomassi, Barbara...........................................1979-80 

Tootle, Julie....................................................1991-93 

Trawick, Caroline..........................................1996-99 

Van Neil, Connie..................................................1987 

Vanpraseuth, Tiffany.........................................2011 

Vergara, Gabi..................................................2008-11 

Wallwork, Sierra............................................1977-78 

Wangerin, Doris............................................1986-87 

Weiss, Patty.....................................................1979-80 

Willoughby, Amy..........................................1987-90 

Wilmouth, Sharon........................................1977-78 

ZINN, Alexandra................................... 2010- 

Bold denotes members of 2012-13 team 

All-Time Year-By-Year Team MVPs 

1980 Sheila Ernest 

1981 Susan Romeo 

1982 Patricia Dunlap 

Dawn Maybeck 

1983 Kellie Kayton 

1984 Siobhan Riley 

1985 Emily Taylor 

1986 Tina Radonski 

1987 Michelle Auffant 

1988 Michelle Dorn 

1989 Cari Peterson 

1990 Sharon Smith 

1991 Farah Khursheed 

1992 Melissa Schladweiler 

1993 Julie Tootle 

1994 Julie Tootle 

1995 Julia Taylor 

1996 Cheryl Lee 

1997 Melissa Cooper 

1998 Lisa Graft 

1999 Nealy Mathena 

2000 Lauren Hastings 

2001 Alice Hansen 

2002 Alice Hansen 

Lauren Hastings 

2003 Laura Swain 

2004 Kathy Robey 

2005 Laura Swain 

2006 Ofra Friedman 

2007 Ana Spivakovsky 

2008 Ana Spivakovsky 

2009 Koren Fleming 

2010 Andrea Rivera 

2011 Andrea Rivera 

2012 Natsuko Takayanagi 

LETTERWINNERS 

TEAM MVPS

Charlotte 

Tennis 

Team W L 

Alabama 0 1 

Anderson 2 0 

Appalachian State 21 3 

Armstrong Atlantic State 0 3 

Atlantic Christian 3 2 

Auburn 0 2 

Austin Peay 2 0 

Barry 1 0 

Belmont Abbey 2 0 

Bowling Green 0 1 

Brenau 3 0 

Cal State Fullerton 1 0 

Cal State Northridge 1 0 

Campbell 5 8 

Carson-Newman 1 0 

Case Western 1 0 

Catawba 7 2 

Centre 1 0 

Charleston Southern 6 3 

Charleston (W.Va.) 2 0 

Chattanooga 0 1 

Cincinnati 2 2 

Clemson 0 4 

Coastal Carolina 8 11 

Coker 1 0 

College of Charleston 2 10 

Colorado 0 2 

Columbus State 0 1 

Creighton 0 1 

Davidson 14 30 

Dayton 2 0 

DePaul 0 2 

Duquense 3 0 

East Carolina 16 12 

Elon 19 6 

Emory 1 0 

ETSU 4 10 

Evansville 1 1 

Fordham 1 0 

Furman 0 17 

Gardner-Webb 7 3 

George Mason 1 0 

Georgetown 1 1 

George Washington 2 2 

Georgia 0 1 

Georgia State 4 4 

Georgia Southern 4 2 

Georgia Tech 0 1 

Team W L 

Guilford 4 9 

Haverford 2 0 

High Point 12 6 

Houston 0 3 

Howard 2 0 

Indiana State 0 1 

Jacksonville 1 2 

James Madison 0 2 

Johnson C. Smith 1 0 

Kalamazoo 4 0 

Kennesaw State 1 0 

La Salle 1 0 

Lander 4 0 

Lehigh 1 0 

Lenoir-Rhyne 6 1 

Liberty 0 1 

Long Beach State 0 1 

Longwood 1 0 

Louisville 2 6 

Marquette 1 2 

Mars Hill 7 2 

Marshall 4 7 

Maryland 1 0 

Massachusetts 1 2 

Memphis 0 1 

Mercer 1 0 

Michigan State 0 2 

Middle Tennessee 0 1 

Milligan 2 0 

Morehead State 1 0 

Mount St. Mary's 1 0 

Murray State 1 2 

Nazareth 1 0 

NC State 0 11 

New Orleans 1 0 

North Carolina 0 2 

North Carolina A&T 8 0 

North Carolina Central 2 0 

North Florida 0 2 

Ohio State 0 2 

Old Dominion 1 6 

Oral Roberts 0 1 

Peace 7 6 

Pembroke State 1 0 

Pfeiffer 15 5 

Pittsburgh 1 0 

Presbyterian 8 1 

Queens (N.C.) 12 1 

Team W L 

Radford 11 1 

Rhode Island 3 0 

Richmond 1 8 

Robert Morris 1 0 

Rochester 1 0 

Rutgers 0 1 

Saint Joseph's 1 0 

Saint Louis 6 3 

Sam Houston State 1 0 

Samford 0 2 

South Carolina 0 2 

South Carolina State 2 0 

Southern Illinois 1 2 

Southern Miss 4 2 

St. Andrews 1 0 

St. Bonaventure 1 0 

Sweet Briar 1 0 

Temple 0 1 

Transylvania 1 0 

Tulane 0 5 

UAB 1 8 

UNC Asheville 14 1 

UNC Greensboro 14 10 

UNC Wilmington 12 6 

USC Lancaster 2 0 

USC Upstate 3 1 

USF 0 4 

UT-Martin 0 1 

Valparaiso 1 0 

VCU 0 3 

Villanova 1 0 

Virginia Tech 0 15 

Wake Forest 1 5 

Washington & Lee 1 0 

Wesleyan 1 0 

West Virginia 0 6 

West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 

Western Carolina 15 1 

Western Kentucky 1 0 

Western Michigan 1 0 

Winston-Salem State 3 0 

Winthrop 17 14 

Wingate 5 0 

Wofford 8 8 

Xavier 5 0 

Totals 417 350 

2012-13 opponents in bold 

SERIES 

RECORDS

Conference 

Charlotte 

Affiliation 

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On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now 

the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What 

started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only 

affiliation has grown into a 16-university, 21-sport 

league that is universally hailed as one of the 

best conferences in the country. 

In 2011-12, the Atlantic 10 was proactive in 

navigating the sweeping conference realignment 

issues, adding Butler University and Virginia 

Commonwealth University, both of which began 

full membership on July 1, 2012. The league 

was declared the “winner” of 

conference realignment by 

several media outlets, arguably 

strengthening the league to its 

best-ever lineup with a record 

16 members institutions. The 

additions were part of a five-year Strategic Initiative 

Plan that was adopted during the 2010-11 

academic year. 

The 16 member institutions of the A-10 

are united and strengthened by their diversity. 

Each is extraordinary in its educational mission, 

whether of a Catholic faith, a private university 

or a land grant institution. The varied pursuits of 

each member prove that there are many threads 

that weave the fabric for a great conference. 

The Atlantic 10 Conference, with a total 

population of over 82 million people within 

its geographic footprint of nine states and the 

District of Columbia, will crown champions in 21 

sports this year, including the 16 sponsored by 

Charlotte: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, 

men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, 

men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & 

fi eld, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s 

and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. 

The presidents and chancellors of Atlantic 10 

institutions, in conjunction with Atlantic 10 Commissioner 

Bernadette V. McGlade, have made a 

strong commitment to making the academic and 

athletics equation a successful one. The Atlantic 

10 Conference ranks fourth in number of teams 

publically recognized by the NCAA and fifth in 

overall Academic Progress Rate 

(APR) average among all 32 

Division I Conferences with a 

981 average. In all, 56 institutions 

were honored by the NCAA 

for outstanding APR scores. The 

Commissioner’s Honor Roll, honoring studentathletes 

with a 3.5 grade point average or better, 

listed 1,359 in the fall of 2011. 

The league sponsors Academic All-Conference 

teams in each of its sports and honors one 

student-athlete per sport as the A-10 Student- 

Athlete of the Year. Moreover, the Atlantic 10 

provides four postgraduate scholarship grants 

to qualifi ed student-athletes. Charlotte’s Macey 

Ruble captured the 2012 A-10 Male Student- 

Athlete of the Year award, becoming the eighth 

49er (of a possible 14) to win either the Male 

or Female award. The Niners swept the pair of 

awards in 2010 and 2011. Ruble also won one 

of the four league postgraduate scholarships. 

CONFERENCE SHUFFLE 

May 4, 2012 Chancellor Dr. Philip 

Dubois announced that the university 

has accepted an invitation to 

join Conference USA, beginning in 

the 2013-14 academic year. 

C-USA is an FBS Conference 

that will provide a home for all 17 

of the 49ers sports, including football, 

which will begin C-USA play in 

2015, and each of the 49ers other 

16 sports will begin play in 2013-14. 

C-USA will have a 14-team membership 

that includes East Carolina, 

Florida International, Louisiana Tech, 

Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, 

Rice, Southern Mississippi, Tulane, 

Tulsa, UAB, UTEP and UTSA. 

Charlotte 49ers Division I 

Conference Affiliation History 

- Sun Belt (1976-77 to 1990-91) 

- Metro (1991-92 to 1994-95) 

- C-USA (1995-96 to 2004-05) 

- Atlantic 10 (2005-06 to 2012-13) 

CONFERENCE 

- Fully 1,359 fall-semester 

student-athletes were recognized 

on the A-10 Commissioner’s 

Honor Roll last year, 

recording a grade point average 

of 3.5 or higher. 

- A total of 188 sports 

teams from the league’s 21 

sponsored sports met or 

surpassed the national conference 

average in the latest 

NCAA Academic Progress 

Rate (APR). 

- The A-10 was third in single-year 

Graduation Success 

Rate, measured across in a 

six-season span, among all 32 

NCAA Division I leagues. 

AFFLIATION

Charlotte 

Athletics 

CHANCELLOR 

DR. PHILIP DUBOIS 

About Dubois 

Dr. Philip L. Dubois 

Ph. D. and master’s in Political Science (Wisconsin-Madison) 

A.B. in Political Science (Univ. of California - Davis, 1972) 

Previous exPerience 

President, University of Wyoming, 1997-2005 

Provost & Vice Chancellor, UNC Charlotte, 1991-1997 

Executive Assoc. Dean for College of Letters and Science 

University of California, Davis, 1990-91 

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs 


Assistant Vice Chancellor 


Athletic ties 

NCAA Division I Board of Directors 

President, Mountain West Conference, 1998-99 

Attendee, NCAA President Mark Emmert 2011 Retreat 

2012-13 Board of Trustees 

Mr. Eugene B. Johnson, Chair 

Ms. Karen A. Popp, Vice chair 

Ms. Laura A. Schulte, Secretary 

Mr. Martin L. Brackett, Jr. 

Mr. Mark W. Erwin 

Mr. David L. Hauser 

Mr. Robert F. Hull, Jr. 

Mr. Dhiaa (Theya) Jamil 

Mr. Joe L. Price 

Ms. Mary Ann Rouse 

Mr. Michael L. Wilson 

Mr. Conor T. Dugan, Student Body President, 2012-13 

DR. PHILIP 

DUBOIS 

UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR 

7 years (2005-06 to present) 

A native of Oakland, California, Philip 

L. Dubois attended the University of 

California, Davis, where he graduated 

in 1972 with an undergraduate degree 

in political science, earning election 

to the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. He then 

earned master’s (1974) and doctoral (1978) degrees in the field from 

the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Dubois began his academic career in 1976 at the University of 

California, Davis. Over the next 15 years, he rose through the faculty 

and administrative ranks to full professor and held various administrative 

posts, including associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. 

In 1991, Dubois was recruited to UNC Charlotte, where he spent 

the next six and a half years as provost and vice chancellor for academic 

affairs. Dubois was credited with drafting a strategic academic 

plan, leading the development of the university’s first comprehensive 

campus-wide plan for information technology, and initiating programs 

to better serve nontraditional adult students. Under his leadership, UNC 

Charlotte also planned and launched its first doctoral programs. 

In 1997, Dubois was named president of the University of Wyoming. 

In that role, he led the development of comprehensive academic, 

support services, and capital construction plans for the campus; stimulated 

a growing volume of new capital construction projects and building 

renovations; expanded UW’s role in statewide economic development; 

and improved the recruitment and retention of students. During his 

eight-year tenure, state and federal legislative support increased significantly, 

while private gifts to the university more than quadrupled. 

He was honored in 2004 by the Council for Advancement and Support 

of Education (CASE) with its District VI Chief Executive Leadership 

Award. 

On March 18, 2005, Dubois was named UNC Charlotte’s fourth 

chancellor and assumed that role on July 15. In his first seven years, 

Dubois has focused his efforts on building the University’s visibility and 

support in the Charlotte region; long-range planning for an expected 

enrollment of 35,000 students; completion of key capital construction 

projects (including a major new building located in Center City 

Charlotte); improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of critical 

business processes; and implementation of an intercollegiate football 

program starting in the fall of 2013. 

Dr. Dubois and his wife, Lisa Lewis Dubois, have three adult 

children: Logan, Taylor, and Ali. They are the first family to occupy the 

chancellor’s official campus residence, Bissell House. 

chAncellor 

D ubois

Charlotte 

Athletics 

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 

JUDY ROSE 

PersonAl: 

Winthrop University, B.S. degree; physical education, 1974 

Lettered in basketball 

Univ. of Tennessee, Master’s; physical education, 1975 

Assistant woman’s basketball coach to Pat Summit 

cAreer hiGhliGhts: 

Named Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics in 1990-91 

third woman to run NCAA Division I athletics program. 

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, 2000-2004. 

first woman to serve on committee 

Attendee, NCAA President Mark Emmert 2011 Retreat 

One of four Directors of Athletics invited 

President, NACDA, 2003-04 

NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year, 2001 

notes: 

The 49ers athletic department is fully-funded at the NCAA allowable 

levels for the first time in school history. 

Keyed the 49ers successful bid to add football in 2013. 

Spearheaded nearly $100 million worth of facilities construction, 

including the James H. Barnhardt Center/Halton Arena, Irwin Belk 

Track and Field/Transamerica Field, the Wachovia Fieldhouse, 

the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics and Academic Training Center, 

the Short Game Golf Practice Facility at Rocky River Golf Club, 

Robert and Mariam Hayes Baseball Stadium, Halton-Wagner 

Tennis Complex, Softball Stadium renovations and the Charlotte 

49ers Football Stadium/McColl-Richardson Field (due, 2012). 

JUDY 

ROSE 

DIRECTOR Of ATHLETICS 

22 YEARS AS AD 

37 YEARS OVERALL 

1991-2012: Director of Athletics 

1985-90: Associate Director of Athletics 

1981-85: Assistant Director of Athletics 

1976-82: Women’s Basketball Coach 

Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose is one of the most 

successful and well-respected Athletics Directors in the nation. 

At the time of her appointment in 1990, she was just the third female 

to be put in charge of a Division I program. In 1999-2000, she became the 

first female to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. 

She served a five-year term (2000-2004) on that committee. She also 

completed a term as 2003-04 President of the National Association 

of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and was one of less than 

70 university presidents and athletics administrators invited to NCAA 

President Mark Emmert’s Summer 2011 Retreat. 

Chief among her accomplishments with the university is the 

systematic growth of the 49ers program. That growth will culminate with 

the unveiling of the 49ers football program in 2013. 

With the 49ers, she has overseen the 49ers moves from the Sun 

Belt Conference to the Metro Conference to Conference USA and onto 

the Atlantic 10 in 2005-06. She has overseen the 49ers growth into a 

program that is fully-funded at the NCAA level for athletic scholarships. 

She has helped develop nearly $50 million worth of athletic facilities 

which have enhanced playing venues, academic services, strength 

and conditioning programs, training and medical support to improve the 

experience of each and every student-athlete. With the completion of 

the football stadium that facility figure willl rise to nearly $100 million. 

She has been instrumental in attracting national sporting events 

to Charlotte such as the 1994 Men’s Basketball Final Four, the 1996 

Women’s Basketball Final Four, the 1999 and 2000 Men’s Soccer College 

Cups as well as a variety of NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament rounds. 

The 49ers have enjoyed similar success in competition and the 

classroom. Since Rose became A.D., 14 of the school’s 16 athletic 

programs have either won a league title or been represented in NCAA 

play, or both. Prior to her stint as A.D., only two programs touted such 

success. Meanwhile, the athletic department now boasts a cumulative 

GPA of over 3.0 and Charlotte has won eight of the last 14 A-10 Scholar- 

Athlete of the Year Awards. 

Along the way, Rose has reaped her share of awards, for professional 

success, contributions to the community and leadership. 

Helped attract 1994 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 1996 NCAA 

Woman’s Final Four, 1999 and 2000 NCAA Div. I Men’s Soccer 

College Cups, the 1997 AAU Junior Olympics and a variety of 

NCAA Basketball Tournament rounds to Charlotte. 

A thletics 

D irector

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Charlotte 

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Charlotte 

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Charlotte 

Charlotte was incorporated in 1768, named in honor of the wife of King George III, 

the reigning English monarch. Even though the residents disagreed with laws set 

forth by Britain, naming the town Charlotte was in hopes to win favor with the King. 

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The 17th-largest city in the U.S., Charlotte is the largest trading center 

in the southeast and the second-largest nancial center in the U.S. (NYC) 

Charlotte is home to two of the largest banks in the nation - Bank of America 

and Wells Fargo. It is the largest and most accessible city between 

Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Texas , earning the nickname, “International 

Gateway to the South.” Eight Fortune 500 corporations are in the Charlotte area. 

BIG EVENTS IN QUEEN CITY 

Barack Obama, seen here giving a speech on campus 

days before the 2008 election which made him 

President of the United States, will be back in Charlotte 

as the city hosts its rst Democratic National Convention, 

in September, 2012. 

Ci

Charlotte 

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 

6.9 million people live within a 100-mile radius of Charlotte. 

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, the national 

hub of US Airways, averages 655 ights per day and 

moves 34 million passengers annually. It is the 14thlargest 

U.S. airport, 31st-largest worldwide, yet 

eighth in volume operation on the globe. 

ty 

Cam Newton/BOA Stadium photos courtesy Carolina Panthers 

Campaign speech photo courtesy University Public Relations 

Hall of Fame photo shot by 49ers Sports Information 

Speedway photo courtesy Harold Hinson Photography 

Remaining photos courtesy Visit Charlotte 

CHARLOTTE IS 

A SPORTS HAVEN 

In addition to the 49ers, the region has hosted 

some of college’s nest events and boasts 

a variety of professional sports franchises. 

Carolina Panthers (NFL) 

Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) 

Charlotte Motor Speedway 

NASCAR Hall of Fame 

U.S. National Whitewater Center 

Charlotte Knights (AAA Baseball) 

Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 

Charlotte Eagles (Soccer) 

1994 Men's Basketball Final Four 

1996 Women's Basketbal Final Four 

1999 Men's Soccer College Cup 

2000 Men's Soccer College Cup 

2008 Men’s Basketball Regional Finals 

2011 Men’s Basketball Second and Third Rounds 

Charlotte’s 

got a lot. 

charlottesgotalot.com

49er pride 

All-Americans Charlotte 

Baseball 

Barry Shifflett, 1985 

Tim Collie, 1995 

Joey Anderson, 1996 

James Matan, 1998 

Bo Robinson, 1998 

Brad McElroy, 2007 

Adam Mills, 2007 

Chris Taylor, 2008 

Andrew Smith, 2011 

Men’s Basketball 

Cedric Maxwell, 1977 

Byron Dinkins, 1988 

Jarvis Lang, 1991 

DeMarco Johnson, 1998 

Curtis Withers, 2004 

Eddie Basden, 2005 

Women’s Basketball 

Paula Bennett, 1980 

Patricia Walker, 1982 

Men’s Cross Country 

Kenneth Svendsen, 1999 

Women’s Cross Country 

Molly Kerin, 1994, 95 

Kelly Travis, 1999 

Golf 

Andrew DiBitetto, 2007 

Corey Nagy, 2007, 08, 09, 10 

Jonas Enander Hedin, 2008 

Men’s Soccer 

Gabe Garcia, 1991 

Mac Cozier, 1994 

Jon Busch, 1996 

Ben Parry, 1997 

Chris Salvaggione, 2008 

Charles Rodriguez, 2011 

Women’s Soccer 

Christina Papp, 1998 

Courtney Crandall, 2002 

Hailey Beam, 2008 

W. Indoor Track & Field 

Cassie Ficken, 2005 

Shareese Woods, 2006, 2007 

Sharonda Johnson, 2007 

Pat Springs, 2009 

Amanda Goetschius, 2010 

M. Indoor Track & Field 

Will Montgomery, 2002 

Derrick Johnson, 2005 

Darius Law, 2010 

W. Outdoor Track & Field 

Molly Kerin, 1995 

Sharonda Johnson, 2004 

Courtney Patterson, 2006 

Shareese Woods, 2006, 07 

Pat Springs, 2009 

M. Outdoor Track & Field 

Rephel Martin, 2000 

Will Montgomery, 2001, 02 

Charlotte versus Marquette 

at the 1977 Final Four 

Trey McRae (left) 

2012 high jump qualifier for the World Junior 

Track and Field Championships in Barcelona 

Macey Ruble (right) 

A-10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year 

NCAA & A-10 Postgraduate Scholarships 

Alex Calott and Jack WIlliams 

Two of four on men’s tennis 

All-Conference teams 

Charlotte earned final 

regional ranking in 2012 

Former Harlem Globetrotter 

Charlie “Cobra” Coley 

Tennis 

John Maine 

2001 Conference USA 

Pitcher of the Year 

49er P 

Charlotte Volleyball 

Spearheads “Dig Pink” 

national campaign 

Shareese Woods 

Four-time all-America 

2008 U.S. Indoor - Gold 

2008 World Indoor - Bronze 

Men’s Soccer advanced to the College Cup Final, the 

school’s first national championship game in any sport 

Women’s Basketball 

Ten consecutive 

postseason berths 

2011 WNIT Final Four Amanda Goetschius 

2010 5,000-meter All-America 

10,000-meter U.S. Bronze Medalist at 

NACAC U23 Championships 

2008 A-10 Cross Country Champion

Charlotte 

Junior Briana Gwaltney 

Owns school records 

with 14 home runs in 2012 

and career total of 28 

ride 

Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell 

1977 NCAA Final Four 

1981 Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP 

Lindsey Beam Ozimek 

U.S. National Under-20 Team 

Three-Time Academic All-American 

A-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year 

NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist 

Jon Busch 

San Jose Earthquakes 

and Chicago Fire 

2008 Major League Soccer 

Goalkeeper of the Year 

1996 NCAA College Cup 

Senior Andrea Rivera 

and junior Alexandra Zinn 

Charlotte’s first 

nationally-ranked 

doubles pair 

Corey Nagy 

Four-time all-America 

Back-to-back A-10 Champion 

Two-time 2011 eGolf Tour Winner 

Shane Brown 

Charlotte’s fifth 

player to win a 

league batting title 

Tennis 

49ers in the Pros 

NBA 

Cedric Ball 

Eddie Basden 

Sean Colson 

Byron Dinkins 

DeMarco Johnson 

Chad Kinch 

Cedric Maxwell 

Rodney White 

MLB 

Stu Cole 

Mark Davidson 

Chris Haney 

Bryan Harvey 

Jeff Johnson 

John Maine 

Armando Rios 

Jason Stanford 

Sean Whiteside 

Ed Bean (umpire) 

Field Culbreth (umpire) 

MLS 

Jon Busch 

Mac Cozier 

Floyd Franks 

Aidan Heaney 

Mira Mupier 

Evan James 

WNBA 

Markita Aldridge 

Jameka Jones 

PGA Tour 

Chris Tucker 

WPFL 

Janine Repole 

National Teams 

Team USA 

De’Angelo Alexander, Basketball 

Jon Busch, Soccer 

DeMarco Johnson, Basketball 

Jarvis Lang, Basketball 

Will Montgomery, Track 

Jeff Mullins (coach), Basketball 

Lindsey Beam Ozimek, Soccer 

Jason Stanford, Baseball 

Henry Williams, Basketball 

Curtis Withers, Basketball 

Shareese Woods, Track 

Team Canada 

Nick Sunseri, Cross Country 

Team Liberia 

Abe Morlu, Track 

Track and field programs swept the A-10 Outdoor 

titles, giving the women seven of the last eight 

Evan James 

MLS Draft Pick 

Montreal Impact

Charlotte 

Tennis 

September 

14-16 College of Charleston Invitational (Charleston, S.C.) All Day 

28 Belmont Abbey 9 a.m. 

28 Johnson C. Smith 3 p.m. 

October 

5-7 Wake Forest Invitational (Winston-Salem, N.C.) All Day 

12-13 Charlotte 49er Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) All Day 

18-19 ITA Carolinas Regional (Winston-Salem, N.C.) All Day 

February 

1 at USC Upstate 2:30 p.m. 

2 Campbell 1 p.m. 

8 Mercer 1 p.m. 

9 at Liberty Noon 

15 at East Carolina 1 p.m. 

18 Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. 

23 Furman Noon 

26 Wofford 2 p.m. 

28 Elon 2:30 p.m. 

March 

2 UNC Asheville 1 p.m. 

4 at Charleston Southern 10 a.m. 

6 at Coastal Carolina 2:30 p.m. 

16 North Carolina Central 1 p.m. 

23 at UNC Greensboro Noon 

28 Dayton* 2 p.m. 

29 at Western Carolina Noon 

April 

3 at Gardner-Webb 2 p.m. 

12 at Davidson 3 p.m. 

17-21 Atlantic 10 Championships 

(Charlottesville, Va.) 

^ - in Davidson, N.C. 

* - Atlantic 10 Conference match 

All times Eastern and subject to change 

All home matches in bold are played at the Halton-Wagner Complex 

2012-13 SCHEDULE

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